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Admin Council Member Says Stating We Treat Everyone Equally Might Be Divisive

February 18, 2011September 29, 2018 531 Views 0 Comments justice, Non-discrimination, Palma Ceia United Methodist Church, Kevin James, Bill Josey

I returned once again to the Administrative Council at my church to ask them to pass a resolution adopting a non-discrimination statement. The last time I went in 2008, one of the members, Bill Josey, an attorney, objected because I had included a statement that we would, when reasonable, try to do business only with other organizations that had a similar statement. That was his only objection. I took it out, completely, but guess what, at January’s meeting he had a different objection.

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Thank You Loudoun County, VA

February 11, 2011August 10, 2015 418 Views 1 Comment va, Virginia, crazy, Gasparilla Festival, Eugene Delgaudio, Loudoun County, Board of Supervisors, Public Advocate of The United States, idiot

We here in Tampa owe a debt of gratitude to the Sterling District’s representative on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors for his excellent description of Tampa’s annual Gasparilla Festival. Eugene Delaudio probably just upped the attendance at next year’s festival by 30% with his description of the party as … “Word is that Radical Homosexuals have infiltrated as event organizers to promote homosexual events that are designed to prey upon unsuspecting college students by enticing them to join their “krewes” and help build parade floats in exchange for free alcohol.” You gotta read it to believe it.

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Avoid Airport Hassles with TSA

January 22, 2011September 29, 2018 348 Views 1 Comment TSA, Flying, Glider

OK, so here’s how to avoid all the headaches of the TSA checkpoints. Just get one of these. I loved the takeoff procedure, but I can see where landing could get a little complicated depending on your speed. Kind of reminded of Fred Flintstone, but it could be a lot of fun.

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Another of the Florida Crazies – CFC

December 29, 2010September 29, 2018 504 Views 1 Comment Anthony Verdugo, Steve Ensley, AFO, hate group, Southern Poverty Law Center, SPLC, AFA, CFC, Christian Family Coalition of Florida

I noticed over at Joe My God, Joe had listed a quote of the day from Anthony Verdugo, founder of Florida’s Christian Family Coalition. I went to their website and used their contact form to send them a message. I got an email from their webmaster who accused me of cherry-picking scripture because I cited Micah 6:8, and he decided to pick about seven verses, two of them from Leviticus. No person not abiding by the entire Levitical Code has the right to cite those two verses…so I responsded.

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Christianists Plan to Destroy Christmas

December 25, 2010September 29, 2018 1177 Views 0 Comments Light, love, Winter, Christmas, happy holidays, Peace, Hope, Krazy Kristian Kooks, Christianists, Commercialization, Merry Christmas, Joy

Each day brings even more astonishment at how low some people can go to make a buck or get their 15 minutes of fame. Certain Christianists seem hell-bent on creating a contrived “war on Christmas” where none exists all for the sake of either raising money, or making a name for themselves. And in the end, I fear it may destroy a wonderful and important time of the year.

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Florida Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Protects Forced Child Marriage

December 20, 2010August 10, 2015 362 Views 0 Comments florida, fl, republican, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, forced marriage, child marriage, abortion

You will be thrilled to know that Florida now has a member of Congress who supports forced child marriages. Incoming House Foreign Affairs chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) defeated a bill Thursday evening that would have committed the United States to combating forced child marriages abroad, by invoking concerns about the legislation’s cost and that funds could be used to promote abortion.

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Goodbye to Elizabeth Edwards

December 7, 2010August 10, 2015 335 Views 0 Comments HRC, Cancer, Elizabeth Edwards

As you probably know, Elizabeth Edwards, estranged wife of former presidential candidate John Edwards, lost her six year battle with cancer today. My understanding is that she was home. Only yesterday they reported that no additional treatments would help, and talked like she had weeks to live. I guess it was worse than expected. I wish the best for her family during a difficult time, and this country lost a bright light.

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Once in a While, The Good Guys Win One

December 2, 2010August 10, 2015 1227 Views 0 Comments civil unions, Gay Marriage, Illinois, Ricky Hendon, Baptist, Truth

This entry is part 26 of 35 in the series Gay Marriage

Congratulations to Illinois for passing a civil unions bill yesterday in their legislature. The Governor has indicated an intention to sign the bill. And once in a while a person steps up, speaks truth to power, and says what needs to be said. Illinois State Senator Ricky Hendon stood on the floor of the Senate and said, “It’s just fairness y’all, that’s all.” He speaks of his Baptist background, and calls out the hypocracy that’s been so much part of the arguments. Would that more politicians spoke like this.

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How to Shorten Your TSA Rub Down

November 20, 2010August 10, 2015 502 Views 0 Comments Michael Chertoff, Security, 9/11, Pat Downs, Rub downs, x-rays, hijacking, Homeland Security, TSA, 9-11

Finally people seem to be waking to the ridiculousness of the TSA’s “security theater” at the airport gates, just not before Micheal Chertoff, former head of Homeland Security, got to sock away a nice retirement package from selling us taxpayers the bogus x-ray machines. Don’t want to go through those, then get yourself a rub down from a TSA agent, but I’ve found a way to get through the rub down pretty fast.

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Porno Pete Wants A TSA Pat Down

November 16, 2010September 29, 2018 443 Views 1 Comment same-gender, Homeland Security, TSA, Peter LaBarbera, AFTAH, Porno Pete, Groping, Pat-Down, Janet Napolitano

As I picked up my rental car here at Dulles Airport Monday morning, Janet Napolitano, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, was on C-Span Radio trying to defend TSA’s ridiculous and overly intrusive pat downs and use of the prono-x-ray machines. I noticed she kept talking about people who opt out of the backscatter machines can get a “same-gender” pat down. She kept saying “same-gender” over and over.

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Trying to Make A Little Change

October 25, 2010August 10, 2015 732 Views 0 Comments Tampa, homophobia, bigotry, Palma Ceia, United Methodist, Administrative Council, Suicide, Teens

two Sunday’s ago, I was teaching my Sunday School class (as I’ve done a number of times), and took a few minutes at the end of the class to deliver the following statement. I have been amazed at the outpouring of concern and support, and a number of them are willing to attend the Council meeting with me in November. I will reintroduce the resolution leaving out the section about trying reasonably to deal only with other organizations with similar statements. The council members previously used this as their primary objection.